A Mountain Dog Chest Training Session
Looking to build pro level pecs? Mark Dugdale shares a workout designed by coach and elitefts™ advisor John Meadows.
The Devil Is in the Details
Does your focus on the big training picture make you miss the details that can ensure your success?
Integrative Bodybuilding: Are You Training Enough to Build Muscle?
Is improper training frequency cutting your muscle gains in half?
Mountain Dog Leg Day: Dugdale Quad Assault
How did IFBB pro Mark Dugdale train his legs this week? Find out how with this punishing lower body blitz.
What I Learned from Dave Tate: Six Bench Tips
No matter where Dave goes, he still dishes out advice.This time, he covers benching.
I'm Too Young To Be This Damn Old: Lucky 13
A year of challenges makes you focus on the things that matter.
Monster Garage Gym: Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
It is pretty much true, you are what you eat...or you will be.
Beast Reality: 2013 Training Retrospective
Here is to a new year of paying attention to those little things. They do make all the difference.
The MBA Meathead: Sabotaged by HR and Surgery
Two things that are hard to deal with...but you must roll with the punches.
Training and Coaching: Get Under the Bar! (Part 1)
It's incredible what you can learn under the bar, especially as a strength coach.
Down and Dirty Guide to Increasing Training Frequency
It is time to get you ready to lift heavier more often than you ever thought possible.
15 Pieces of Random Training Sh!# from my Training Log
Awesome, Inspiring and Random Posts from Dave Tate's training log.
Ruck & Maul: Off Season Rugby Plan for Club Players
Are you an athlete struggling with off-season fat gain? Ashley Jones has the program for you.
Just Sayin: Who Defines Discipline?
People tend to refer to others who workout and diet regularly as having discipline.
Adaptive Sports: Competing with Extraordinary Resolve
Individuals with disabilities are being offered more and more opportunities to train and compete at a high level in various sports.
I'm Too Young to Be This Damn Old: Training Update
What the hell could this old man have discovered that is not already known?
A Lion in Iron: Training—Ritual or Habit?
Training as a habit and training as a ritual are two very different things. Which one best fits you?
Reno Hardcore: Ten-Day Training Cycle
As we get stronger, everything changes and we have to keep adapting the program in order to keep getting stronger.
Beast Reality: Shitty Days
It is hard to admit to ourselves that we may need to bow down to the demons to allow ourselves the time to recharge.
Conventional Pulling for the Sumo Deadlifter
I have a sure-fire way to add pounds to your deadlift and help you blow past your current PR.
A Lion in Iron: It's Not That Complicated (Part 4)
If you have time to answer texts and play angry birds, then you are probably not meant for this.
Under the Bar: Who, What, Where, When, and Why
Four and a half months post-surgery...and the hip feels good.
I'm Too Young to Be This Damn Old: Baby Steps
He's back...and he's getting ready to take the platform!
Maximizing Supercompensation for Maximal Hypertrophy
Get a grip on your addiction. You'll love the result.
Guide to Becoming a Strong(er) Exercise Science Student
It is one thing to sit in class and get a degree, but it is going to take more than a piece of paper to set you apart.
How 810-Pound Deadlifter Marshall Johnson Uses Cardio
Elitefts Pro Powerlifter Marshall Johnson details how he implements cardio into his training program.
The Thinker: Sport Training Program Management–The Criminal Nature of it...
The problem must be identified before the solution is drawn.
I'm Too Young to Be This Damn Old: Me Training Me
Please excuse this dialogue that I've had with myself. It is done in an effort to show that I will try to be responsible as I start training.
No Bullsh*t: Obesity Is a Disease—What Are You Gonna Do About It?
Any life you live will require sacrifices, and no one is better than anyone else for making health a top priority.
Mick Manley: Catch up, Part 1
If you want to progress in powerlifting, you have to work on things you suck at, plain and simple.
Training with Purpose: Some Thoughts on Adaptation
Training is best when aged slowly, like a fine wine.
Josh Bryant: Video Inquisition, Part 5
Josh Bryant answers questions about GPP and restoration methods in powerlifting training.
Sadistic Strength Methods: Sadiv Sets
If pulling heavy from the floor is one of your favorite pastimes, then Sadiv sets are right up your ally.
Elitefts™ Classic: Use the Yoke Bar
Besides the safety squat bar (SSB) being rounded and not welded, there isn’t much of a difference between the yoke and SSB.
From What You Wear to What You Do: It Matters
Whether it’s shoes, equipment, or programming, your choices make a difference in how you perform under the bar.
Monster Garage Gym: Foundational Training
There is a saying in the world of powerlifting amongst the more veteran lifters: foundation, foundation, foundation.
The Big Seminar: Matt Rhodes, Part 5
In this final segment from the “Big Seminar 2”, Matt Rhodes covers both winter and spring strength training, as well as the meaning of GBF.
Arnold Classic Roundtables: Universal Nutrition, Part 2
The Universal Nutrition athletes are back to talk about training.
Five Things the Average Athlete Program is Lacking
Many programs that are geared toward the team sport athlete are missing these five crucial concepts.
The Big Seminar: Matt Rhodes, Part 4
In this segment from the “Big Seminar 2” Matt Rhodes covers how a team’s strength and conditioning program should change during the in-season.
The Big Seminar: Matt Rhodes, Part 2
In this segment from the “Big Seminar 2,” Matt Rhodes explains why you need to “know who you are talking to.”
Beast Reality: The Bipolar Beast, Part 1
Let’s face it. Owning a gym certainly has it’s highs and lows.